What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Murphy Oil Q4 Earnings?

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.05). The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 21st. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $440.08 million for the quarter. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 5.25% and a net margin of 10.20%.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $28.08.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 2.4%

NYSE:MUR opened at $27.88 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.16. Murphy Oil has a 52-week low of $18.94 and a 52-week high of $34.52. The company has a market capitalization of $3.98 billion, a PE ratio of 14.45 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,186 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Murphy Oil by 1,710.9% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,666 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in Murphy Oil by 246.6% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,747 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Murphy Oil by 148.1% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,273 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 494.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,786 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 2,317 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is 67.36%.

About Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964.